Mark Gajtka

PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Sit within 25 feet of a high performer, performance improves by 15%.
Sit within 25 feet of a low performer, performance declines by 30%.
Similar findings for other emotions and behaviors.

We are mirrors. The people we surround ourselves with shape us, and we shape them, too.

[Jeff Moore @jeffmooredpt]

Let’s normalize saying no to “clinic director” positions where you get a huge bump in responsibility and a tiny (if any) pay raise. More stress and making less per hour shouldn’t be the result of a “promotion”. Titles are meaningless, don’t chase the carrot

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

When you find out you’re going to have a baby, you get a lot of advice.

Unfortunately, most of it sucks.

Here is the straight talk parenting advice I wish I had received:

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

If every day were #EarthDay we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.

[@CEMMT @DukeCEMMT]

Cervical rotary manipulation with the head placed in flexion places less stress on the spinal cord than manipulation with the head placement in extension https://t.co/2N8ZYQCKrz

[Mark Gajtka @MA_Gaj]

#pttwitter For the first time I���m thinking about getting out of healthcare. Has anyone else done this successfully? If so what’s your story?

[Dr. Danielle Livingstone, DPT, CSCS @DaniLiviDPT]

Multiple pts crying in my room this week to me bc they’re frustrated with their PCP, surgeons, insurance, etc. but they’ve expressed how PT is the only thing making them feel better.

I joke a lot about it, bust sometimes “mental health therapist” feels like my title as well.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

Apparently a lot of bosses need to hear this:

If you're giving out a 5% annual raise right now, you're giving out a pay cut.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Biohacking program that works:
-Move your body regularly, sometimes hard.
-Eat whole foods, including lots of vegetables and fruits.
-Sleep at night for between 7 and 9 hours.
-Build community and deep relationships.
-Go outside.
-Do not smoke.
-Do not drink too much.

[Haxby Abbott @Haxby_Abbott]

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction not better than Nonoperative Treatment in a Meta-Analysis of randomized & non-rand. trials https://t.co/piXSXoD4La

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

"millennials love to rent, be childless and drive for Uber because they love the flexibility"

lol no they are just all broke

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

If you are coaching—whether it's athletes, creatives, or executives—your foremost responsibility is not medals won or books sold or deals closed. It's helping those you coach become better PEOPLE. What an honor to be able to contribute to evolution in such a special way.

[Mark Gajtka @MA_Gaj]

@mhdksafa Yes

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Parents: most important thing is car ride home.

Winning is a real thing. Losing is too. So is celebrating success and realizing areas for improvement. But most important is showing love regardless and reminding your kid their performance IS transient and is NOT their identity.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

"why doesn't anyone want to be a teacher"

1990 (adjusted for inflation)
Starting teacher salary: $46,700
Debt at graduation: $14,100

Now
Starting teacher salary: $41,700
Debt at graduation: $31,100

https://t.co/U9A21LxHAm

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

8 principles for hard times:

1. Stop resisting what is happening
2. Focus on what you can control
3. Nail daily habits
4. Use routines
5. Stay connected
6. Know your core values, adapt on everything else
7. Respond not react
8. Show up, get through, make meaning on other side

[Mark Gajtka @MA_Gaj]

@DanPriceSeattle Agreed

[Kelly Clark, PT, DPT, MT @PT4thePeople]

Heath inequity is growing.

US healthcare is rapidly approaching a level of capitalist dystopia that neither patients nor providers can deny.

No one is happy except the health insurance & hospital executives who are scraping every dollar they possibly can off the top.

[Todd Davenport @sunsopeningband]

Say what you will about problems with PT education (there are plenty) but we have a system involving enough opportunities to gain the formal, supervised clinical experience necessary to achieve independent entry-level practice.

Every year it floors me that people don’t match. 😐

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

MOVEMENT AND DEPRESSION.

Depression hates a moving target. A little bit of exercise every day helps to keep the mind at bay.

Many people are struggling with challenging emotions right now. Here is a deeper dive.

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